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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 289 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (One line at a time): (x, y) = squares across (east), squares up (north). forward n: north adds n to the second number, east adds n to the first, south and west take away. turn left / turn right: change only the direction by 90°. Write the square and direction after every line.

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  1. 1.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 2), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) both numbers (b) the first one (c) the second (up) one (d) neither number
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 1), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 6), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 7), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 6) (b) (5, 9) (c) (5, 6) (d) (6, 5)
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 8), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 1), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 1), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 3), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 0) (b) (10, 3) (c) (9, 3) (d) (3, 9)
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 1), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 3) (b) (3, 7) (c) (7, 1) (d) (7, 3)
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 1), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (0, 5) (c) (8, 0) (d) (5, 0)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 7), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 5) (b) (0, 4) (c) (4, 0) (d) (1, 4)
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 8), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 6), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 6), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 3), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 5) (b) (2, 3) (c) (5, 2) (d) (3, 5)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 1), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 1) (b) (0, 3) (c) (3, 0) (d) (4, 0)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 7), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 8) (b) (2, 8) (c) (1, 8) (d) (8, 1)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 2), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 7), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 2), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 8), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 6), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 1), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 3), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 4), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 8) (b) (8, 4) (c) (9, 2) (d) (8, 2)
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 3), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 2) (b) (4, 9) (c) (9, 4) (d) (10, 4)
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 4), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 1), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 0) (b) (6, 3) (c) (6, 0) (d) (0, 6)
  31. 31.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, back to start (b) Yes, two squares (c) No, it only turns (d) Yes, one square
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 3), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 8) (b) (8, 2) (c) (9, 3) (d) (8, 3)
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 1), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 3), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 8), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  36. 36.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 5 across and 3 up (b) 3 across and 5 up (c) 35 squares away (d) 3 down and 5 left
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 7), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 2), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 2), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 3) (b) (3, 0) (c) (3, 1) (d) (4, 0)
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 8), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. north
  3. the second (up) one
  4. north
  5. south
  6. (5, 6)
  7. east
  8. west
  9. south
  10. (9, 3)
  11. (7, 3)
  12. (5, 0)
  13. (0, 4)
  14. 7
  15. north
  16. 3
  17. (2, 5)
  18. (3, 0)
  19. (1, 8)
  20. 6
  21. south
  22. 5
  23. west
  24. 9
  25. 5
  26. 1
  27. (8, 2)
  28. (9, 4)
  29. 6
  30. (6, 0)
  31. No, it only turns
  32. (8, 3)
  33. south
  34. north
  35. 7
  36. 3 across and 5 up
  37. north
  38. west
  39. (3, 0)
  40. south

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